Aha, I see what you did there.
Very clever, boldface alter ego. Of course it’s a double entendre. And this guy, for whatever he winds up doing next, is destined to be a punchline to jokes about privileged white guys acting, well, privileged, above the law, above contempt, above reproach when exactly the opposite is true. Drunkenness, aggressive behaviors sexual and otherwise while drunk and otherwise — well, the punch is strong with this one. He apparently has a history of fondness for drink, being drunk and bro behavior — many among us do. However, most of us are not getting a hearing to become an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States of America. Senator Feinstein’s lines nail the problem: this is for the highest court in the land — is Kava-naw the best we can do? Of course not. And to R’s, that is completely irrelevant and completely consistent with R behaviors — it’s about the power, stupid.
But he’s gonna get confirmed, anyway.
Maybe, but if so, I can’t wait for the snickers as he is seated for his first oral arguments in front of the Court: Good morning, Mister and Madam Justices...and Justice Punchline. Are you sober this morning? How is your aggressive and belligerent temperament? Are you going to be ok to sit through arguments, or should be take a rage break for you? Do you need some punch, er, juice, er, coffee?
Geez, that’s just mean, man.
Well, not as mean as assaulting women, now is it? Not as mean as lying to Congress, perjuring oneself while testifying in order to become one of the most powerful representatives of the law, perhaps? Not as mean as pushing a woman up against a wall “aggressively and sexually”. And none of his victims asked for it — well, none except the Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee. They definitely asked for it. They planned for it. They conspired for it. So, perhaps the violence to the truth done under their jurisdiction is self-inflicted.
So, Judge Punchline it is. Or maybe, Justice Punchline.
Afraid so, gentle alter ego. Whatever happens to this guy from here on out, short of violence and abuse directed at his family, or other criminal behavior, well, that is just what’s gonna happen. Just desserts, perhaps, after a binge of awful behavior, besmirching ordinary citizens (possibly slander or libel), perjury, conspiracy to commit perjury, contempt of Congress, well, he’s just been on a roll.
And the best part? A growing number of Americans are seeing Republicans for what they are — it isn’t Trump, it’s Republicans. Republican gonna Republican. There are no numbers too low for Republicans to experience on November 6, no defeats too monstrous, no concession speeches too touching, no amount of crocodile tears from Republicans that could ever make anyone of good conscience feel the least bit sad.
So, you advise Republicans to keep on Republican?
Like they say, alter ego, when your opponent is digging a hole, hand ‘em a shovel — then cave it in on them.